Sleepy baby and other stuff

So as it has been a little while since I have posted pictures or videos of Della, here is a hodge podge of the past month.

We spent a weekend in San Francisco and Della got to meet Laura Mitchel who was Derek's main mentor in becoming a State Farm Agent. She was visiting from Pensacola with her friend (and Derek's past co-worker) Gail. It was a great trip and we even go to see two baby sea lions on the docks at Pier 39. While we were there, we fed Della in the hotel and she was so tired that she kept falling asleep between bites but as soon as she woke up she remembered what she was doing and was ready for the next bite :)

Pake and Beppe, Louis, Shannon, Henry and Kaelan, and Julia all came to visit us for Thanksgiving and it was so good to see them. Henry and Kaelan got to spend some extra time with us and they even got to do a few craft projects. Thanks for coming to see us everyone - we had a great time.

All in all, November was a busy month and December doesn't look like slowing down! This Saturday we leave to go to Florida. We can't wait to see our friends there and spend time with Ducky and Pap-pap. I am hoping that Della does well on the plane as the flight is 4 hours one leg and 1.5 hours on the second leg. It will definitely be nice to have two of us to help hold her and play with her.

Love to all!
Sharon

Food, marvelous food

Now that Della is 5 months old, she has become quite experienced with solid food. So far she has had rice cereal, bananas, carrots and peas! Soon we will try applesauce, green beans, pumpkin and maybe even sweet potatoes - woohoo!! The video of her and the carrots was a couple weeks ago (Halloween to be exact) and she is much better at keeping the food in her mouth. I have been steaming the veggies and then putting them through the food processor with a little water and then freezing them in ice cube trays. She eats 4-6 of them per day but definately likes bananas the best so far.
Obviously she is getting bigger and bigger each day. Sometimes I can't believe how much she has grown and other times she still feels so tiny in my arms.
Last weekend we helped Louis and Shannon move into their new house and we got a couple pictures of the strong guys and the moving truck. We were so glad we could help them with the beginning of this new chapter in their lives.
This weekend we are headed back to the bay area to San Francisco as Derek won a trip for two nights in a hotel right in Union Square. It should be fun!
Happy Fall everyone!